14th ACTRA Awards

{{Short description|Award for television and radio broadcasting}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 14th ACTRA Awards

| image =

| date = April 3, 1985

| location =

| host = Roger Abbott, Joyce Davidson

| most_awards =

| most_nominations =

| award1_type = Best TV Program

| award1_winner = Chautauqua Girl

| award2_type = Best Radio Program

| award2_winner = George Orwell: A Radio Biography

| network = CBC Television

| producer =

| previous = 13th

| main = ACTRA Awards

| next = 15th

}}

The 14th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 3, 1985, to honour achievements in Canadian television and radio broadcasting in 1984.Rick Groen, "Susan Wright takes ACTRA award as top actress; Chautauqua Girl top TV show". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1985. The ceremony was hosted by Roger Abbott and Joyce Davidson.Kirk Lapointe, "Night without stars: No surprises, few celebrities at ACTRA Awards". Vancouver Sun, April 4, 1985.

Television

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Television Program ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Children's Television Program
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valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} *Chautauqua Girl* BalconvilleCharles Hanley, "Chautauqua Girl has three chances for a Nellie: ACTRA names award nominees". The Globe and Mail, March 19, 1985. Tighten the Traces \| valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} *The Boy and the Snow Goose* Hauntings Today's Special
style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Television Actor ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Television Actress
valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Douglas Rain, A Flush of Tories Brent Carver, Passion of the Patriots August Schellenberg, The Prodigal \| valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Susan Wright, Slim Obsession Joy Coghill, Ma Janet-Laine Green, Chautauqua Girl
style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Continuing TV Performance ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Supporting TV Performance
valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Tony Van Bridge, Judge Martha Gibson, Seeing Things Flo Paterson, Backstretch \| valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Garrick Hagon, Rough Justice Jean Archambault, Balconville Patricia Phillips, Passion of the Patriots
style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best TV Variety Performance ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Television Host
valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Evelyn Hart, Romeo and Juliet Judith Forst, Anna Bolena Ann Mortifee, Born to Live \| valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} David Suzuki, Futurescan Peter Gzowski, Fighting Words Harry Rasky, Raymond Massey: Actor of the Century
style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Writing, Television Drama
valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} *Laura Phillips, Fraggle Rock: "A Friend in Need"* Archie Cham and Paul Grosney, Bizarre Jerry Juhl, Fraggle Rock: "All Work and All Play" \| valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Don Truckey, Rough Justice Jeannine Locke, Chautauqua Girl Sharon Riis, Change of Heart
style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Best Writing, Television Public Affairs
valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Donald Brittain, Something to Celebrate Russ Froese, The Journal: "Looting a Legacy" Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate: "Secret Tests on the Street"

Radio

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Radio Program

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Radio Host

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{{blue ribbon}} George Orwell: A Radio Biography
Ideas: Weimar: A Celebration
Scales of Justice: "The Case of Antonio Scopelliti"

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{{blue ribbon}} Peter Gzowski, Morningside
Vicki Gabereau, Variety Tonight
Bill McNeil, Fresh Air

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Radio Actor

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Radio Actress

valign="top" |

{{blue ribbon}} Norman Browning, The Sweet Second Summer of Kitty Malone
Harvey Atkin, Scales of Justice: "The Case of Antonio Scopelliti"
Douglas Campbell, The Canterville Ghost

| valign="top" |

{{blue ribbon}} Charmion King, Jessie's Story
Jackie Burroughs, The Secret Life of Susannah Moodie
Nicky Guadagni, Scales of Justice: "Spring Flower"

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Radio Variety Performance

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Writing, Radio Drama

valign="top" |

{{blue ribbon}} Mary Lou Fallis, Primadonna
Beth Anne Cole, Yvette Gilbert
Kathy Michael McGlynn, For the Love of Howard

| valign="top" |

{{blue ribbon}} Steve Petch, The Ice Forest
Bob Kroll, A Loyal Son of War
James W. Nichol, Prisons

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Writing, Radio Variety

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Writing, Radio Public Affairs

valign="top" |

{{blue ribbon}} Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce
Michael Boncoeur and Paul K. Willis, This Hour Has 17 Programs
Cliff Jones, For the Love of Howard

| valign="top" |

{{blue ribbon}} Edward Trapunski and George Woodcock, George Orwell: A Radio Biography
Jurgen Hesse, L'Arche: An Ark for the Poor Ones of the Forest
Jay Ingram, Quirks & Quarks: "The DNA Structure 30 Years Later"
Gary Marcuse, Ideas: "The Cold Wars in Canada"

Journalism and special awards

style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Gordon Sinclair Award ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| Foster Hewitt Award
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valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} *Hana Gartner, The Fifth Estate: "Vengeance Is Mine"* {{blue ribbon}} *Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate: "Its Own Good Name"* Roy Bonisteel, Man Alive \| valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Sue Prestedge Dave Van Horne Brian Williams
style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" \| John Drainie Award
valign="top" \| {{blue ribbon}} Fred Diehl

References

Category:1985 in Canadian television

Category:1985 television awards

Category:ACTRA Awards